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@staleyexpress Thanks for sharing! That’s a good answer! How then do you underst

@staleyexpress Thanks for sharing! That’s a good answer! How then do you understand 1 Tim 2:12?

@BoneD0C Thanks for sharing. Good choice! I’m assuming you are a complementarian

@BoneD0C Thanks for sharing. Good choice! I’m assuming you are a complementarian. How do you interpret 1 Tim 2:12?

@kwesi_crocs 1 Tim 2:11-15 has nothing to do with this. There was a specific wom

@kwesi_crocs 1 Tim 2:11-15 has nothing to do with this. There was a specific woman in Ephesus teaching false doctrine. What does that have to do with politicians? We have very bad and some very good p

1 Tim 2:11-15 question

1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

@freedom4alltime “Women know their role, they’re just refusing to submit to it”—where does the Bible refer to gendered roles? Is this concept or the word “role” even in scripture? A woman exercising her gifts is not rebelling if she has studied 1 Co...

@freedom4alltime “Women know their role, they’re just refusing to submit to it”—where does the Bible refer to gendered roles? Is this concept or the word “role” even in scripture? A woman exercising

@carlaskaufel This is a dilemma caused by how Complementarians and Patriarchalis

@carlaskaufel This is a dilemma caused by how Complementarians and Patriarchalists interpret 1 Tim 2:12.

@kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru

@kgaugelo_N @katsandhearts @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning I doubt you can either. How is 1 Tim 2:12 applying to all women when the text clearly says “a woman”?

1 Pet 2:25 1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Tim 3:1 commentary

@ball_dummy @William_E_Wolfe 1 Pet 2:25 refers to Jesus as the shepherd and overseer of our souls. What makes that require overseers to be only males? 1 Tim 3:1 uses “tis” which is neutral for anyone or someone. Paul doesn’t use male pronouns. 1 Ti...

@ball_dummy @William_E_Wolfe 1 Pet 2:25 refers to Jesus as the shepherd and overseer of our souls. What makes that require overseers to be only males? 1 Tim 3:1 uses “tis” which is neutral for anyone

@katsandhearts @Richard89885354 It’s ok. There’s others that do care who read. I also do this for later when someone asks me the same question. 1 Tim 2:11-15 is complex enough that it needs to be explained in various ways and I also need the practic...

@katsandhearts @Richard89885354 It’s ok. There’s others that do care who read. I also do this for later when someone asks me the same question. 1 Tim 2:11-15 is complex enough that it needs to be exp

Ephesians 5:21 1 Tim 2:12 debate

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Ephesians 5:21 says to submit one to another in the fear of the Lord. All of us. To each other. Which has to include husbands to their wives. And about 1 Tim 2:12, the...

@kgaugelo_N @VoicesHead100 @3HillsMinor @Rattle_Resists @Kdubtru @michael_ronning Ephesians 5:21 says to submit one to another in the fear of the Lord. All of us. To each other. Which has to include h

1 Cor 11:9 1 Tim 2:13 debate

@Richard89885354 Ok, here's my response to your first "argument"... 🦴Richard's Argument 1⃣: male authority in the church and headship in marriage is by "Creative design" (1 Tim 2:13; 1 Cor 11:9) 🍗Response (to 1 Tim 2:13): Paul is using Adam and Eve...

@Richard89885354 Ok, here's my response to your first "argument"... 🦴Richard's Argument 1⃣: male authority in the church and headship in marriage is by "Creative design" (1 Tim 2:13; 1 Cor 11:9) 🍗Re

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-06

@Furly43974976 @William_E_Wolfe The thing is, while some have been searching all

@Furly43974976 @William_E_Wolfe The thing is, while some have been searching all over for evidence of women, we’ve got 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3:1-13/Titus 1:5-9, Gen 1-3 etc well covered

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Tim 3:1-13 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-05

@paulsfam4 You didn’t read the thread, did you? Just giving me the usual comp arguments, right? Paul’s grammar in 1 Tim 2:11-12 changes from all people, all men, all women, to a woman and a man. Then he uses “the woman” in v14 to clarify that “a w...

@paulsfam4 You didn’t read the thread, did you? Just giving me the usual comp arguments, right? Paul’s grammar in 1 Tim 2:11-12 changes from all people, all men, all women, to a woman and a man. Th

1 Tim 2:11-12 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-05

@Richard89885354 @MarkGrote Trying to use ambiguity or showing that Paul wasn’t being explicit related to sex in these roles? I’m doing the latter. I have consulted all that Paul wrote on this. 1 Tim 2:11-15 is being completely misunderstood by comp...

@Richard89885354 @MarkGrote Trying to use ambiguity or showing that Paul wasn’t being explicit related to sex in these roles? I’m doing the latter. I have consulted all that Paul wrote on this. 1 Tim

1 Tim 2:11-15 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-05

@pauldirks @SpeechWrx @NancyRPearcey However, this seems to be an argument from

@pauldirks @SpeechWrx @NancyRPearcey However, this seems to be an argument from what you think is the reason for increased deceivability when Genesis 3 and Paul's statements in 1 Tim 2:13-14 don't say

1 Tim 2:13-14 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-03

@OrthodoxBarbie I wonder if they forgot to read Gen 1:18 that says that both men

@OrthodoxBarbie I wonder if they forgot to read Gen 1:18 that says that both men and women rule together. 🤷‍♂️ Then there's the problem of misreading 1 Tim 2:11-15...maybe this can help anyone out th

Gen 1:18 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-02

@Guitardo7 I appreciate your concern, but unbiblical? Really? “This is good, an

@Guitardo7 I appreciate your concern, but unbiblical? Really? “This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim 2:3-4)

1 Tim 2:3-4 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-28

Is there any consideration that this may be a misreading of 1 Tim 2:12? @sbcamen

Is there any consideration that this may be a misreading of 1 Tim 2:12? @sbcamendment https://t.co/YjFKhdD3bw https://t.co/wiAUGbFdMd

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-28

@ThreePercentage @scouts_sel41169 @ramzpaul Prov 9:13 simply talks about a fooli

@ThreePercentage @scouts_sel41169 @ramzpaul Prov 9:13 simply talks about a foolish woman, just like how Prov 10:1 talks about a foolish son. There are all kinds of foolish people. Like those who mis

Prov 10:1 Prov 9:13 1 Tim 2:12 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-25

@crkrimmel @MikeWingerii And if you want to skip many rabbit trails, I show how 1 Tim 2:11-15 can be understood from an egalitarian perspective in ~10 minutes. Mike actually gives his interpretation in the early part of his video in about the same am...

@crkrimmel @MikeWingerii And if you want to skip many rabbit trails, I show how 1 Tim 2:11-15 can be understood from an egalitarian perspective in ~10 minutes. Mike actually gives his interpretation i

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-25

It’s a challenging passage, but it doesn’t take THAT long to show how 1 Tim 2:11

It’s a challenging passage, but it doesn’t take THAT long to show how 1 Tim 2:11-15 isn’t forbidding women from teaching true doctrine to men—you just have to stick with the scripture. https://t.co/My

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-22

RT @DeeGoingsGirl: Isn't it interesting that none of the churches I have attende

RT @DeeGoingsGirl: Isn't it interesting that none of the churches I have attended that take a strict, literal reading of 1 Tim 2:12, no wom…

1 Tim 2:12 general

@TheMuppetPastor The word “authentein” is certainly important in this context but I argue it cannot mean ordinary authority as Paul uses other words for this, both in 1 Tim 2:2 and elsewhere. Paul picks a completely unique word which we have no evid...

@TheMuppetPastor The word “authentein” is certainly important in this context but I argue it cannot mean ordinary authority as Paul uses other words for this, both in 1 Tim 2:2 and elsewhere. Paul pi

1 Tim 2:2 debate

I drew a diagram showing the syntactic relationships of the terms Paul uses in 1

I drew a diagram showing the syntactic relationships of the terms Paul uses in 1 Tim 2:11-15. It's a bit busy but I tried to show the relationships between 'a woman', Eve, 'the woman,' she and they. h

1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

Here's a more recent response specific to 1 Tim 2:12 that summarizes the meaning

Here's a more recent response specific to 1 Tim 2:12 that summarizes the meaning that Paul was intending, drawing on the context and specific grammar he uses. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

1 Cor 11:3 1 Cor 14:34-45 1 Pet 3:1-6 general

Here's a summary post pinned to my profile of responses to various passages: 1 C

Here's a summary post pinned to my profile of responses to various passages: 1 Cor 14:34-45, 1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Tim 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9, 1 Cor 11:3, Eph 5:22-23, 1 Pet 3:1-6. https://t.co/4tYGBalq90

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-15

@CSavedByGrace18 Here’s a piece specific to 1 Tim 2:12. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

1 Tim 2:12 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-14

@WomanExploder69 @WomnOfValor FWIW, an interpretation of 1 Tim 2:12 that takes c

@WomanExploder69 @WomnOfValor FWIW, an interpretation of 1 Tim 2:12 that takes context into consideration. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-07

@th3muse @Angela46951592 I agree, though 1 Cor 11:1-16 is a pretty close second.

@th3muse @Angela46951592 I agree, though 1 Cor 11:1-16 is a pretty close second. Perhaps this will help re: 1 Tim 2:15. https://t.co/UnZDiv7mdx

1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Tim 2:15 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-05

Reading 1 Tim 2:11-15 carefully in context we see that Paul’s focus is Timothy and how he ought to be have in the Church of God in handling false teaching. Read chapter 1⎯how Paul refers to the purpose of stopping false teachers and their teaching f...

Reading 1 Tim 2:11-15 carefully in context we see that Paul’s focus is Timothy and how he ought to be have in the Church of God in handling false teaching. Read chapter 1⎯how Paul refers to the purpo

1 Tim 2:11-15 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-02

RT @ryanschatz: @kelcy_lowry @MrRoyMcAvoy @The_Wry_Griot @JonnyRoot_ That’s not

RT @ryanschatz: @kelcy_lowry @MrRoyMcAvoy @The_Wry_Griot @JonnyRoot_ That’s not what 1 Tim 2:12 means. One has to base their interpretatio…

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-02

@kelcy_lowry @MrRoyMcAvoy @The_Wry_Griot @JonnyRoot_ That’s not what 1 Tim 2:12 means. One has to base their interpretation on the context. Every time I deal with someone from a cult—almost without fail—their bad readings of scripture come from rea...

@kelcy_lowry @MrRoyMcAvoy @The_Wry_Griot @JonnyRoot_ That’s not what 1 Tim 2:12 means. One has to base their interpretation on the context. Every time I deal with someone from a cult—almost without

Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-02

@DelaKram75 @LipchakH I don’t believe it was because Eve was deceived first, but Eve was deceived because she was created last (according to 1 Tim 2:13-14). Reading Genesis 2 closely, we see that Adam saw God create animals, garden plants and trees ...

@DelaKram75 @LipchakH I don’t believe it was because Eve was deceived first, but Eve was deceived because she was created last (according to 1 Tim 2:13-14). Reading Genesis 2 closely, we see that Ada

1 Tim 2:13-14 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-29

@Prodigerli @MalcangiSarah 1 Tim 2:13-14 and the reference to Adam and Eve is descriptive of why one was deceived and one wasn't. It has to do with the timeline of creation. Adam was formed first, and a careful reading of Gen 2 reveals that Adam sa...

@Prodigerli @MalcangiSarah 1 Tim 2:13-14 and the reference to Adam and Eve is descriptive of why one was deceived and one wasn't. It has to do with the timeline of creation. Adam was formed first, a

1 Tim 2:13-14 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-28

@Omniisnotbussin @MarkGrote Do you have a Jewish male pastor, or are Gentiles allowed? By the same reasoning, women also are not excluded. Regarding 1 Tim 2:12, Paul left Timothy behind in Ephesus to stop false teaching not to stop females from t...

@Omniisnotbussin @MarkGrote Do you have a Jewish male pastor, or are Gentiles allowed? By the same reasoning, women also are not excluded. Regarding 1 Tim 2:12, Paul left Timothy behind in Ephesus

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-21

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE Now that’s interesting. So either your husband has the a

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE Now that’s interesting. So either your husband has the authority to give you a pass on obeying 1 Tim 2:12 and/or he is scared to rebuke me himself. Which is it?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-20

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE So outright lies…about scripture? Again, curious that yo

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE So outright lies…about scripture? Again, curious that you grant yourself the right to expose my purported lies about scripture given your view of 1 Tim 2:12.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-20

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE That is certainly convenient. Even though 1 Tim 2:12 say

@kelcy_lowry @Mimi_CBE That is certainly convenient. Even though 1 Tim 2:12 says you are to remain quiet…

1 Tim 2:12 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-13

@InnovationHQ2 @punkrockproseco @ADRoblesMedia It’s not crystal clear. In 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him and in 1 Tim 2:11-15 he is pointing out a situation that he left Timothy behind in Ephesus to deal...

@InnovationHQ2 @punkrockproseco @ADRoblesMedia It’s not crystal clear. In 1 Cor 14:34-35, Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote to him and in 1 Tim 2:11-15 he is pointing out a situat

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 general

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@ZacharyGarris I have your book—do you want me to refute it here? There is no where that says teaching men is a sin. That is not stated in 1 Tim 2:12 nor anywhere else. Teaching itself is not authoritative, the Word of God is the authority. The i...

@ZacharyGarris I have your book—do you want me to refute it here? There is no where that says teaching men is a sin. That is not stated in 1 Tim 2:12 nor anywhere else. Teaching itself is not autho

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@IssaDegen @smashbaals It's Greek words, not Hebrew. The point is who the 'she' and 'they' are referring to in 1 Tim 2:15? If we can find the answer to that and make it make sense in the context and the rest of the grammar, we can understand what P...

@IssaDegen @smashbaals It's Greek words, not Hebrew. The point is who the 'she' and 'they' are referring to in 1 Tim 2:15? If we can find the answer to that and make it make sense in the context and

1 Tim 2:15 commentary

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-03

@TeregianKunta @pauldirks @KaeleyT Wow, I just saw this! Thanks for the feedback. Hope you stick around and view some of my other posts on this subject. I hope to cover all the relevant passages…just finishing up 1 Cor 11:1-16, but got interrupted...

@TeregianKunta @pauldirks @KaeleyT Wow, I just saw this! Thanks for the feedback. Hope you stick around and view some of my other posts on this subject. I hope to cover all the relevant passages…ju

1 Cor 11:1-16 1 Tim 2:11-15 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-02

Complementarians: "We are not gender confused!" Me: "But don't you think the 's

Complementarians: "We are not gender confused!" Me: "But don't you think the 'she' is a 'they' in 1 Tim 2:15?" Complementarians: "Uh...um..." Me: "I got your back!☺️ See my chart."👇 https://t.co/Y

1 Tim 2:15 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

@ronhenzel The two references you provided do have the article but the following do not: - Romans 5:14 - 1 Tim 2:13-14 - Jude 14 I don't know of any instance where a person is named and then referred to as "the woman" except as you propose in this i...

@ronhenzel The two references you provided do have the article but the following do not: - Romans 5:14 - 1 Tim 2:13-14 - Jude 14 I don't know of any instance where a person is named and then referred

1 Tim 2:13-14 Romans 5:14 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

In 1 Tim 2:15, who are the “she” and the “they” referring to? Options: 1. A generic woman / all women 2. Eve / all women 3. Women* / all women 4. A specific woman / her and her husband 5. Something else? *Note: some translations change the singula...

In 1 Tim 2:15, who are the “she” and the “they” referring to? Options: 1. A generic woman / all women 2. Eve / all women 3. Women* / all women 4. A specific woman / her and her husband 5. Something

1 Tim 2:15 question

@MikeWingerii I go through my explanation of 1 Tim 2:11-15 without referring to

@MikeWingerii I go through my explanation of 1 Tim 2:11-15 without referring to Artemis. 😊 “Context is king…context is Uber King 👑.”—Mike Winger [ep12 07:13:25] https://t.co/Y0IdPyu8TO

1 Tim 2:11-15 commentary

Here is another overview of 1 Tim 2:11-15 which is a bit longer than the short preface to my chart in the first post of this thread. Hopefully you find it helpful. For Mike Winger: I agree with you in that I don’t see Artemis involved in this situa...

Here is another overview of 1 Tim 2:11-15 which is a bit longer than the short preface to my chart in the first post of this thread. Hopefully you find it helpful. For Mike Winger: I agree with you

For a much more thorough explanation of 1 Tim 2:11-15 along with reference mater

For a much more thorough explanation of 1 Tim 2:11-15 along with reference material related to Genesis 2 and the creation order, see the following thread. https://t.co/lwAJ5mgNRm

1 Tim 2:11-15 1 Tim 2:14 general

Here is an explanation by Dr. James White explaining how the anaphoric use works. It's a bit complicated, so I hope that this clip helps you understand how I arrived at this in my exegesis of 1 Tim 2:11-15. This is how I inferred that the anaphoric...

Here is an explanation by Dr. James White explaining how the anaphoric use works. It's a bit complicated, so I hope that this clip helps you understand how I arrived at this in my exegesis of 1 Tim 2